Topic: Ronald Reagan

Whale Wars: Investigation into the sinking of Sea Shepherd Ady Gil

Paul Watson and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society say the high-tech speed boat was deliberately rammed by a security vessel working for the Japanese whaling fleet. The Japanese say the Ady Gil steered into them. Videos of the collision support both sides. Australia and New Zealand promise to investigate.

Whale Wars: The aggressive tactics of Sea Shepherd Paul Watson

A collision Tuesday with a Japanese whalers destroyed a $2 million high-tech speedboat operated by Paul Watson and his anti-whaling outfit, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. It was probably the costliest collision yet for the group. But Watson has a long roster of mishaps at sea.

Schwarzenegger's final state address: morning in California?

Historic deficits and a gridlocked legislature won't stop California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger from trying to salvage his legacy in his last year in office. The governor is expected to lay out an ambitious agenda for 2010 in his State of the State address Wednesday.

Which president was the best football player?

Five modern US chief executives played football in college. Which president ranks as the greatest football player?

Opinion: In the war of ideas, Uncle Sam’s voice must be heard

With a new board, government broadcasters like Voice of America could thrive again.

Opinion: 2020 preview: Oscar winner Barack Obama? Defense Secretary Stephen Colbert?

The once well-defined boundary between politics and the celebrity-media complex is already blurring beyond recognition. 

D.C. Decoder: Where do your tax dollars actually go?

In a recent survey, Americans said slashing money for space exploration would help balance the federal budget. But the bulk of tax dollars go to other programs.

Four ways to tax Wall Street’s rich

As a first step, Congress may extend the estate tax. There are faster methods, too.

Opinion: What the Soviets learned in Afghanistan about assumptions

As the US escalates a new war in Afghanistan, it should consider how easy it is to mistake desperation for aggression.

Opinion: From Cheney to Dobbs, resolutions to swear by

I won't serve on the Nobel Peace Prize jury – and other (mostly tongue-in-cheek) New Year's resolutions.

Pentagon plays catch-up as toll of repeat combat duty rises

A Department of Veterans Affairs study reports a three-fold increase in depression and post-traumatic stress after repeat combat duty, raising questions about the Pentagon’s ability to keep soldiers with combat-related psychological problems away from the front.

Opinion: More government oversight? Capitalist, regulate thyself.

Solutions to the abuses of capitalism are sought in new programs and corrective legislation – why not in the hearts of men? 

Obama follows turkey pardon tradition, but who started it?

The tradition of the Thanksgiving turkey pardon has a long (and awkward) history. But which president started it? Hint: It wasn't Harry Truman.

Obama Nobel Peace Prize: What Arabs think

The Obama Nobel Peace Prize is seen as inappropriate by many Arabs, who are angry about the surge of US troops into Afghanistan and a stagnant Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

Text of Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech

Written speech delivered by President Barack Obama when accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Thursday.

Left and right, pundits applaud Obama Nobel Peace Prize speech

Liberal and conservative pundits both approve of Obama's Nobel Peace Prize speech. They like his humility and his realism.

Indian land trust abuse and the woman who finally got US to pay up

Elouise Cobell persisted 13 years in her case against Indian land trust abuse by the US. Now the Obama administration is set to pay $3.4 billion to rectify the century-old problem.

The value of a Sarah Palin endorsement

Regular Palin endorsements – like for Doug Hoffman in New York’s congressional race – could be a good way to build the Sarah Palin brand and help the Republican party.

More bad poll numbers for Obama - six year olds with crayons again?

Gibbs slams Gallup poll showing record low approval for Obama

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs disses Gallup poll showing Obama approval rating at record low.

Kenya: Peasant with no formal schooling becomes paleontologist célèbre

Kenyan paleontologist Kamoya Kimeu's mom warned him that digging up bones could bring on curses. But now he has two primates named for him.

No quick recovery for charitable giving

The Great Recession has hurt charitable giving — and may keep on doing so for some time

ECONOMIC SCENE: No quick recovery for charitable giving

The Great Recession has hurt charitable giving — and may keep on doing so for some time

Obama pardons ‘Courage,’ the Thanksgiving turkey

President Obama joined a long line of presidents to partake in the Thanksgiving turkey pardon tradition Wednesday, with daughters Sasha and Malia at his side.